139 4 Contemporary Glass September 2026 Marvin Lipofsky Igs Vii 3 Rago Auction

Marvin Lipovsky, IGS VII #3, 2000-02. Mold-blown glass, cut, sandblasted and acid-polished. H 13½, W 19⅜, D 16 in. courtesy: rago auctions, lambertville, nj

Tuesday September 15, 2026 | by Irene Angeletti

Rago's upcoming September 17 contemporary glass sale is a love story in more ways than one

According to their daughters, the late art collectors Jules and Conney Kay, of Rydal, Pennsylvania, kept their long marriage strong through their shared love of collecting art, including glass.

Glass Bateo 2024 Consorzio Promovetro Murano Ph Credit Zeta Group 07Bc28B8B1 2

Wednesday September 9, 2026 | by Irene Angeletti

An expanded Venice Glass Week opens on September 12 with more exhibitions, new workshops, and a bid for international importance

The Venice Glass Week 2026 is about to begin and, for its tenth consecutive edition beginning on September 12, the city of Venice and its surroundings will once again open their doors to this international week-long festival entirely dedicated to glass. Launched in 2017, the event started small, envisioned as a way to celebrate and value the material that has shaped the city's history and identity—and rooted in centuries of glassmaking tradition. Ten years later, the festival has grown far beyond its original vision and is making a bid for greater international prominence.

David Gutierrez in the Hot Shop

Thursday August 20, 2026 | by Sahana Ramakrishnan

David Gutierrez Wins the 2026 Ron Desmett Memorial Award from the Pittsburgh Glass Center

David Gutierrez has been awarded the 2026 Ron Desmett Memorial Award for Imagination with Glass, presented by Pittsburgh Glass Center. The award recognizes artists whose work embodies creative risk-taking, curiosity and an unconventional approach to glass. The winner receives $3,000 in studio time and an equal amount as a monetary award.

Tanja Pak Rêverie 2022 Photo By Suemasa Mareo

The grand prize-winning work from 2024 was Tanja Pak's rêverie (2022). photo: suemasa mareo

Thursday August 13, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Toyama Glass Art Museum seeks applications for its juried triennial exhibition in 2027

Entries to the Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2027 are now open to artists around the globe.

Render of the DL&W terminal, courtesy Rob Cassetti

Thursday July 30, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

An all-electric glass studio will open in Buffalo in 2028 if former Corning Museum strategist Rob Cassetti's vision is realized

Less than five years after retiring as the Corning Museum of Glass Senior Director of Creative Strategy and Visitor Engagement, Rob Cassetti is getting back into glass, but this time it's in Buffalo, New York. It all started in 2018, when his project to commemorate the historic 1868 relocation of the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works from Brooklyn, New York, to Corning (where it would be renamed Corning Glass Works) took off. Because many parts of the business were shipped via canal, Cassetti wanted to honor the historic move with his “GlassBarge” project, which brought a floating glass hotshop to multiple stops along the canal to celebrate the wonders of hot glass. Among the stops that year was a two-day stint in Buffalo, which awakened his interest in this city, where, after years of decline, things are improving. The city recently turned the tide and saw net population growth for the first time in 70 years according to The New York Times.

Icehenge by Frank Gehry at the Inland Steel building in Chicago, IL. courtesy: freedman auctions, chicago

Friday July 24, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

Frank Gehry's one-of-a-kind 'Icehenge' desk sells at auction for $243,200

On July 25, 2026, the late Frank Gehry’s (1929-2025) Icehenge desk went to auction at Freeman’s Auction in Chicago. Selling for $243,200 to an unknown buyer, the desk exceeded the estimate of $100,000–$200,000. The desk broke the record as the highest paid for a work of design by Gehry. In a public statement, Freeman' department head of design Roger Ward said: “The buyer is also dedicated to maintaining public access to Icehenge and is considering a temporary loan to a suitable museum or institution. Currently, no specific plans have been finalized.”

An undated portrait of Paul Marioni. photo: kim zumwalt

Friday July 24, 2026 | by Andrew Page

IN MEMORIAM: Paul Marioni (1941–2026)

Paul Marioni, one of three brothers with successful art careers, died at his home in Central Mexico at the age of 85. The father of Marina and Dante Marioni, he was born in 1941 and graduated in 1967 with a degree in philosophy from the University of Cincinnati before moving to the Bay Area when it was the center of a countercultural shift in the late 1960s. A pioneering artist working in glass, Marioni's aesthetic was shaped by everything from the personal meditations of the Beat poets, who originally drew him to San Francisco, to the earthy forms and tactile textures of the California Funk Movement in ceramics.

The unveiling of "Gathered Radiance" marked the grand opening of Abilene Heritage Square

Friday July 10, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

Three questions for ... Carlyn Ray

Cascading through the main public library in Abilene, Texas, 400 individual glass ribbons and bubbles in a rainbow of colors hang from the air. Artist Carlyn Ray created Gathered Radiance (2026) with members of the Abilene community as a site-specific public-art project at the Abilene Public Library on the city's cultural campus known as Abilene Heritage Square.

This "Saguaro Cactus" public-art project by Gordon Huether consists of three dichroic glass cactus plants, the tallest of which reaches 20 feet tall. The project is located at the Southside Public Safety Complex at 4410 S Park Avenue in Tucson.

Tuesday June 30, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

The magic of dichroic glass energizes an Arizona public-art project

The magical interplay of glass and light has transfixed the human eye throughout history, but perhaps nothing can compare to the color-shifting properties of dichroic glass. Advances in science have explained how specific metal oxides encased or deposited on the surface can create a dramatic chromatic shift with even slight changes to the viewing angle (similar to when a thin film of oil or gas floats on top of a puddle of water), but when you actually witness the phenomenon in glass, explanation becomes irrelevant—the effect is absolutely captivating.

The Boyd Family Memorial Window The Falls For Second Congregational Church Winsted Connecticut 1898 1

Wednesday June 10, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

Rare Tiffany window with waterfall motif and a $1.5 – 2 million estimate going up for auction at Christie's

The Boyd Family Memorial Window (The Falls) by Tiffany Studios will be sold to the highest bidder at a Christie’s auction at the auction house’s Rockefeller Center location in New York at 3 PM Eastern Standard Time on June 10th. The window, which was commissioned by Ellen Wright Boyd in 1898, had been installed for over a century at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted, Connecticut.